Building construction



Y R. MAZE.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13, 1922- Patented Nov. 28, 1922..

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M ran STATES RALPH MLAZE, OF HOLLIS'I'ER, CALIFORNIA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed February 13, 1922. Serial No. 535,986.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH MAZE a citizen of the United States, residin at lIollister, county of San Benito, and tate of California, have invented new and useful 'Improvements in Building Constructions, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to building construction, and particularly pertains to means for veneering a building wall with firiaiproof material.

eretofore building walls have been veneered by the use of brick or tile members and in some instances by applying a coating of plaster or stucco. The former structures have been expensive and the plaster work has been objectionable due to the fact that the action of the elements often expand the wall beneath and cause the plaster to break away. It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a veneer for building walls which embodies a sealing layer of cementitious material over which a suitable sightly veneer of precast, fireproof material is secured, said precast members acting as an outer form for the cement.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings 'in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective showing 'a fragmentary portion of a building wall to wlhiplh the present invention has been app Fig. 2- is a view in perspective showing one of the veneering blocks.

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section and elevation showing the composite structure of the Wall when it is completed.

Fig.4 is an enlarged view in perspective showing one of the corner veneerlng elements.

Referrin more particularly to the drawing, 10 in lcates a wall which is to be veneered. This wallis usually formed by 11 secured to a suitable frame structure. he outer face of the sheeting is preferably covered with building paper as indicated at 12. In the present instance fastening staples13 are driven through the building paper and into the sheeting. Thesefta ples are U-shaped and have a'flat portion which is intended to lie parallel to the flat surface of the wall. For the sake of convenience it might be found desirable to prepare the building paper by printing spots 13 on it to indicate the approximate posi- I tions to be assumed by the staples.

The staples areintended to receive hook elements 14 of veneer blocks 15. These hooks have one end cast in the block and extending rearwardly and downwardly from the back face of the block. It may be desirable to provide two or more of these hooks and in some instances spacing members 15 may be incorporated in the blocks to extend from the rear face thereof. These spacing members are disposed at opposite ends of the back of the block and it is intended that their flat portions shall rest firmly against thev Wall to hold the blocks from rocking or other displacing movement, as more clearly shown-in Fi 3.

In forming corners it is desirable to provide corner members 16. These are quarter round in section and have recessed portions 17 at their opposite ends. Pins 18 extend longitudinally of these recesses and project through staples 19 which are secured directly in the projecting corners of the wall.

It will be understood that the veneering blocks may be of any dimensions and due to the fact that they are preferably formed of plastic material, may be of any design. It is highly desirable, however, to form marginal recesses 19 along the edges of the rear face of each block. These recesses of adj acent blocks will combine to form a key ortion 20, as indicated at Fig. 3, thus ten ingto more firmly hold the blocks in position and to more thoroughly seal the joints between them.

' In operation of the present invention a wall may be prepared for veneering by first applying the building paper12. 'After this has been done the fastening staples 13 may be driven into the wall at suitable stations to properly receive the fastening hooks 14. Attention is directed to the fact that the staples are of considerable width, thus maktions. Whenthe staples have been en.- ga'ged by the hook portions 14 the outwardly extending len ths 14' of the hooks Wlll .rest

' upon the step es, while the projecting ends of the hooks will lie flat against the wall.

This may be found suflicient to pr'operly hold the blocks in position. In \somein stances, however, it may be deemed desirable to fit the blocks, with the spacing members 15'. These members will rest against the wall at opposite ends of the blocks and will prevent any rocking movement of the blocks and will insure that a predetermined space will. be formed between the backs of the blocks and the wall. portion of the wall has been assembled th s may be used asa form into WlllCh cementitious material 21 may be poured. This material will pass down between the backs of the blocks and the partition and when set will hold the blocks in their locked positions and in rigid relation to each other.

It will thus be seen that by the present nvention a solid wall of cementitious material ma beapplied to the outer face of a timber wa l and at the sametime a neat and attractive outer veneer may be applied to the solid layer of cement, thus forming a com lete fire-proof armor for the outer face o the wall and at the same time permitting the wall to have a permanent and sightly' ap-.

pearance.

While I have shown the preferred form of my'invention as now known to me,'it will be understood that various changes might be made in,the combination, construction and arrangement of parts by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention, as claimed.

to the, joints between the. assembled blocks.

2. In combination with a wall structure, a plurality of pr-fo'rmed veneering slabs havmg rearwardly extending hooks embedded therein, projections secured to the wall'engageable with said hooks whereby the slabs are heldin'spaced relation to the wall and intimate contact with each other, and a layer of cementitious material poured between the 'main wall and the veneered wall formed by the slabs, whereby said material will combine vijialtlllil the slabs to form a-solid fire-proof outer w j 8! In'cembination with a wall structure, a

When the veneered;

plurality of pre-formed veneering slabs, a

plurality of hook-like projectionssecured in each slab and projecting equi-distant from the rear face thereof, a plurality of interspaced projections secured to outer face of the wall and engageable with the projections on the slabs, such-engagement supporting the slabs in spaced relation to the wall and in close proximity to eachother and a layer of cementitious material poured between the main wall and the assembled slabs, said' slabs having recesses .formed on their inner face whereby they will be keyed to the cementitious material.

4. In a building construction, a plurality of hooklike projections applied to the outer whereby said material will combine with the slabs and enter said recesses to key said slabs to the material to form an outer fire-proof wall. I

5. In a building construction, a wall to be veneered, a moisture proof covering applied to the outer surface of said wall, a plurality of U-shaped fastening elements driven into said wall at pre-determined points, a plurality of pre-formed veneering slabs each having a plurality of hook like projections protruding from their inner fa'oea predetermined distance, said projections being adapted to engage the said U-shaped elements on the wall when the .slabs are being assembled and thereby support the slabs a predetermined distance from the wall and in proper relation to each other, said slabs being formed with an inner marginal recess, and a layer of cementitious material in said recess, and a layer of cementitious material poured between the assembled slabs and the wall, said material entering the recesses and otherwise combining with the slabs to form an outer fire-proof wall.

6. In combination with a wall veneered by I pre-formed slabs, of a corner member adapted to be positioned between the ends of the veneering of right angularly extending walls during the veneering thereof, projecting U-shaped members driven in the wall 7. In combination with a wall structure; a lurality of pre-formed contiguous veneermg slabs having flat inner faces and provided with marginal recesses extending along o the adjacent edges of the slabs at the said inner face of .the same, complementar fastening elements on the wall and the sla s en gaging each other and supporting the slabs and spacing the same from the wall, and a layer of cementitio'us material oured be- 10 tween the slabs and the wall, said material entering the recesses to key the slabs.

RALPH MAZE. 

